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Three of the top five ranked teams will be heading home after the quarterfinals at the World Cup. And the All Blacks could be one of them. That is simply a fact. A cold, harsh reality the All Blacks and New Zealanders will need to prepare...
The Black Ferns squad recently assembled for the first time in 2023 to compete at the Pacific Four Series (Pac4). As I watched their opening round against Australia Wallaroos, I couldn’t be more proud to see the 15s game back in action for the...
Reuben Thorne captained his country in 23 of 50 tests he played. His captaincy win rate was 87 percent, a figure that puts him ahead of some of the most cherished chief custodians of the “jersey”. Wilson Whineray, Brian Lochore and Graham...
Dane Coles will retire after the World Cup. Feisty on the field and friendly off, he tells Jason Pine he is comfortable that not everyone likes him. In two short sentences, Dane Coles encapsulates his time as a professional rugby player. “I...
Eddie Jones returned to the Wallabies to much fanfare, but is he the joker in their pack? Jim Tucker looks at Australia’s chances in Pool C. Twenty years ago, John Mitchell’s All Blacks danced and dominated the Wallabies 50-21 in Sydney. On the...
A stacked pool with Ireland, Scotland and South Africa all in the top five, but only two can make it through. Gerry Thornley looks at the pool set to produce the All Blacks quarter final opponent. Well, there’s always one, isn’t there? By any...
